Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-09-22
w. c. It. U. DEPARTMENT.
EDITED BY THE woMAN's CHRIS
TIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
For God, and Home, and Native
Land"

Up, up at the voice of your Lord;
There arc wandering souls for you To- call
i'm,
We are workers together with God"
The Evangelists of the Railroad
Work of the w. G. T. u. have been
spending a little time at home
campmeeting in Keyser. These la
dies, Misses Smith and Sherman
have already received II, calls to
evangclistic work during the COM
ing fall and winter.
Mrs. Susannah Salter, Of
Argonia, Kan, is the only woman
mayor in the country. Her salary
is 81. She was nominated last
spring by the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, and on election
day many of the Prohibitionists vot-
ed tickets which had been printed
with her name at the head rs a
buIlesque.
Mr.. Fowdcrly estimates that
laboring men spend 5000, 900 a day
in New York City for drink.
Seventy five millions of dollars
every year i'll one city given as a
sacrifice to that devil which men
put down their throats to steal aw ay
their brains, morals and proper
ty; their personal, domestic and
social happiness for time and for
eternity!
The English 7emp1ar in a we'll
written article on the use of tobacco
says; "ln order to accomplish the
largest amount of good it is essential
that Good Templars who smoke
should give up smoking, and throw
their influence in the scale against it,
If they did so, they would not only
benefit themselves. but the cause
of temperance. They would nc
longer be open to the charge OF
inconsistency, and their arguments
for tetotalism would be stronger
and their influence for good greater
y Templar, especially, should alb
stain from tobacco, for does he not
pledge himself from all that can
intoxicated"
Senator Frye, of Maine, says; 81
was charmed with Edinburgh, but
when | saw women drunk, fighting
in Der beautiful streets, the modern
Athens lost her charms. | cannot
convey to you tie picture of the
degradation and want throughout
Great Britain caused by drink. |
am amused when | hear people
complain of the water in Europe.
Mrs. Frye and myself managed to
get through Europe without beer
and wine or strong drink, and |
think we have stood it pretty well.
The water in Europe is good as a
rule. | came back a stouter cold
water man than when ! went away.
The drink evil is a horror.
The Mayor of Springfield, Mass. d.,
who is total abstainer says:
mo man has an inalienable right
to deal in Intoxicating liquor. No
man is compelled to engage in the
business. If any man for the sake
of the gains that may accrue from
an illegitimate business sees fit to
engage in it, he need not be surpris-
ed nor seek our pity if he is called
upon to pay the penalty when
caught"
Backed by such an official as this
it is not surprising that the girls of
Springfield venture to assert their
rights. Not lorg since a tcamster
took some kegs Of beer to the door
of a citizen, who seeing him come,
fastened to the door TO direct him
about dePositing his burden. The
daughter promptly appeared and
! NlNClCh nm - NllNt OH. ne
father said unload the beer" The
daughter as often forbade him
and he dared not do it, but
drove Off leaving the father and
daughter to settle the question 10y
themselves.
Miss Matilda II Ross, kindcrgar-
ten lecturer for the w. &. r. L.,
has travelled nearly 6o.ooo miles I'm
the last two years. visiting p states
and one territory, and impartiug
instruction 20 1900 teachers The
speciality Of Miss Ross is 70 show
how temperance and religious
instruction may be grated upon the
/ kindergarten system, and how that
system may and should be applied
to every department of education.
'-Er.
The so.callcd Rev Sam. Jones is
doing much to degrade the church
Of Christ and bring into contempt
true and good ministers Of the Cos.